Can you Survive on Minimum Wage?

As of January 2017, the federal minimum wage in the U.S. is $7.25 per hour. Now that does not seem like much, but let’s take an in detail look at how this plays out over the course of a year or more. Calculation So $7.25 per hour? That equates to $290 per week assuming a…

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“Learn Lessons from History”: Lagarde Warns That a Trump White House Comeback Would Be a Threat

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde cautioned against Donald Trump’s possible 2025 presidential bid, citing his first term’s track record. Trump’s Comeback: What Would it Mean? Speaking on Thursday, Christine Lagarde expressed reservations about Trump’s possible 2025 presidency, “If we should learn lessons from history, from the way he led the first four years of…

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US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO), joined by members of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks on the debt limit deal outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2023. Republican and Democratic leaders scrambled on May 29, 2023, to secure congressional support for a bill aimed at avoiding a US debt default. The bill, finalized on May 28, 2023, by US President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after weeks of frantic negotiations, faces opposition from the progressive and hard-right wings of their respective parties. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

“Amnesty is a complete non-starter for me”: Boebert joins Gaetz in attacking “leaked” border security bill

Several House Republicans, including Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Matt Gaetz, expressed their disapproval over the allegedly proposed border security bill, with Boebert posting on X it would be the “ultimate betrayal.”  Gaetz on sanctuary cities  Matt Gaetz, a House representative from Florida, posted a brief clip on his X account, property of Libs…

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Trump Calls His Wife Melania ‘Mercedes’ During CPAC Speech

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC, Donald Trump playfully nicknamed his wife Melania ‘Mercedes’ amid his speech, garnering applause and a standing ovation from the audience.  Melania, the ‘Mercedes’ of CPAC Despite Melania Trump’s recent absence from the public eye, it seems she’s still on her husband’s mind. At the Conservative Political…

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